Correlation
-69%
of values
In sync
46%
of periods
History
386
days · through 2026-03-01
These move opposite each other about 46% of the time
When one swings, the other often swings by a similar amount in the opposite direction (~47% of the pattern is shared).
Roughly random — these don't track each other in a meaningful way.
Time Series
Both lines start at the same point — easy to compare when growth rates are similar.
What to Watch
Holds in both up and down markets
The relationship is similar whether prices are rising or falling — reliable in both directions.
Flips between sync and inverse
Sometimes the two move together, sometimes opposite. Don't treat this as a stable signal.
Advanced
Statistics
In sync(i)
46.1%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
-69%
Based on values
95% CI
-74% → -63%
Likely range of correlation
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
386 paired data points survived the daily window.
Raw input
807
386
Normalized
807
386
Prepared
807
386
Aligned
386
386
Invalid removed
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R²(i)
47.2%
Variance explained
Significance
p < 0.001
Statistical confidence
Data points
386
Robust
Time-Shifted Correlation
See how correlation changes when one series is offset in time. A taller bar at a non-zero shift means the two move together better when one leads the other — that's a potential lead/lag signal.
Correlation by shift
Click a bar to inspect. Range: -6 to 6 days.
Selected shift
No shift
Correlation at this shift
-69%
No shift — both series at their actual dates.
386 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
-69%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
No shift
-69%
A non-zero peak suggests one series lines up better when shifted against the other.
Stability
How the correlation evolves over time. A stable line means the relationship is reliable; large swings signal regime-dependent behavior.
Do They Crash Together?
How these series behave when markets are rising, falling, or diverging. A correlation that holds in drawdowns is very different from one that only works in rallies.
Both Rising
-9%
42 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
-3%
57 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-52%
150 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
421
A: 421 / B: 0
Series A
Housing Starts
HOUST
FRED · 807 raw → 807 prepared
Series B
U-6 Unemployment Rate
U6RATE
FRED · 386 raw → 386 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
25
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
-0.0052
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
17.0316
Linear regression intercept.
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Top 5 by absolute correlation
Ranked across both sides of this comparison using the same dense row format as the single-symbol correlations view.